This model belongs in a museum. Actually, the Smithsonian is where it belongs. The Nautilus deserves a spot just like the Enterprise got one. Beautiful work and most impressive. I can't wait to see this lit up in all its glory.

Ken is a real genius!!!! He is the real captain Nemo for me! 🤩🥺

Sometimes and hour plus for another man's hobby is just soothing to watch. Kudos

Bob, thank you for having Ken as your guest on your show. He is truly an amazing artist. This should be in a museum. Best show todate.

Absolutely stunning! Here is a level of scratch building that few modelers will ever reach. This is just the coolest thing. Definitely museum quality.

I'm watching this for the second time, he's a true artist! Amazing work!! I purchased the movie for my 65th birthday 😂 I remember seeing it that first time at our local theater on Saturday afternoon with my sisters!! I think if my Dad could have gotten away with it, he would have been right there beside us stuffing his face with popcorn too 😂❤!! I bought it for him as a Christmas present one year, he was telling the kids to sit down and be quiet, lol 😂, we all enjoyed the show!

There are no words to describe this amazing piece of art adequately.

This is LEGENDARY Level of Craftmanship, I think I cannot conjure the correct words to even say what I wanna say, hats off to a true Master Craftsman.

His work, that model are truly unbelievable. The thousands of hours he's put into creating, modeling and building this out, all without the aid of a computer are unfathomable. You can tell how proud he is of this, and the details he's created are simply incredible. Previous comments noted this model belongs in a museum.

One of the best model iv ever seen

as someone who recently spent 2,000 hours deep inside this beast, I really appreciate this level of detail and craftsmanship. congrats!

Bob that is a absolutely amazing model the best interior of the Disney nautilas to date .That is definitely a Smithsonian museum piece tim

I am absolutely stunned at the level of detail! This is a master piece that deserves to be in a museum

I was 7 years old when I first saw this movie and have been fascinated with the movie and models of the Nautilus since. When we remodeled our basement, I painted one wall an ocean blue. I have always wanted someone with artistic skills to paint the Nautilus on the wall with a 3D perspective and an emphasis on the lighting and crocodile eyes. Great video…great project.

I had dinner at Dick Fleischer's house once and he showed me two models of the Nautilus he had. One was quiet small the other 2 to 3 foot long. I think both were used in the filming, Awesome experience. He was such a nice man.

BEST SHOW YET....THANK YOU.

I'm totally blown away!

astonishing, to say the least, the work that's in there. I'm a 50yo self taught hyper realist and till a year ago I could paint that Venice easy, I'm not even new to scale models, and I'm still stunned with this man's work

that is an amazing model well done .

What can I say? I am simply overwhelmed by this majestic work of love and dedication. I would say that working on the lighting of this marvel would not be enough. How about installing smartphone cameras in every possible corner? With the right lens and the right software, we could even get a 360 view of the interior and all those little corners hidden from prying eyes. Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful work.

Can't wait for the next episode!

Jaysus, Marie and Jehosaphat!! All I can say is Wow WowWow!!! 😮😮😮😮

Ken you sir are the master of model making. Your attention to details are beyond insane and your tenacity to staying on this project needs to be commended.

Always loved that ornate interior of the Nautilus!

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was the first book I read as a boy. It was my favorite ride at Walt Disney World and I love the movie. I have been aboard the USS Nautilus SSN-571 in Connecticut. Mr. Dowd's model is absolutely amazing!

I've never even seen the movie no idea what that looks like.. But the level of detail is crazy, You can see love went into it.. And lots of trial and error

I've seen a lot of model building in my life, some functional other display like this one. This could be water, air, road, rail or space vehicles , contraptions whatever. But this sits in the top 5 of best ever seen. If you have computer tools or not, that doesn't matter, the attention to detail, the pure love gone in to this project, there are no words for this. I look forward seeing the electrical cherry on the cake. Sir you got my deepened respects… Best regards, Danny

Really smart using this video as a way to show exactly how the builder removes the various pieces. I cannot imagine taking this apart without that knowledge. Sneaky Smart!!

I’m 62 now and I VIVIDLY RECALL seeing “20K Leagues Under The Sea” at a local movie theater when I was very young ~ I begged my Mom to get the book, so I could ALWAYS Carry a piece of that Magic with me… We now have the DVD, Apple HD Movie, and my LIFELONG FASCINATION with all Jules Verne ‘things!’ THIS IS OFF The CHART AWESOME-SAUCE..!!! Thank YOU For Sharing THIS w/ a 62-Year Young BOY!😃🇺🇸

Ok, how many had to go watch this movie again after the all inspiring look at this piece of art. Beautiful, I am blown away by how awesome this is. Well done!

WOW! What skill and craftsmanship. Well done sir!

According to the novella, Nemo had all the parts for Nautilus made all over the world and then shipped to the island where they build the submarine.

Totally amazing. Wow! I saw the video was over an hour, “I don’t have time to watch that” I wish it was longer. Amazing

THis is fantastic - Nemo's Nautilus filled the underseas dreams of kids for 100 years!

A labor of LOVE!

Dudes, I'm an antique Fast Attack sailor/yardbird/multifaceted career supporting subs. Love the work, setting considered in the details and outfitting, et al. Bet Jules Verne would have loved it.

It's a whale of a tale and it's all true! Thank you for sharing this. Brings back some of my childhood memories.

Ken did a better job of laying out the interior than the studio did. But then the boat's design changed so many times before filming, the interior's end result was a mixture of several stages.

This is so well done, incredible 🤯

FAN-TAS-TIC ! EX-TRA-OR-DI-NA-RY ! This master piece leaves me speechless!

Absolutely incredible ultra detailed model of the Nautilus made by this retiree! This man made my dreams come true! Amazing!

This is Beyond detailed. Amazing model! This is a true master artwork. Very Cool!!

I. Am. Awestruck. That is the most amazing thing I have ever seen.

What a great build and a great story by Mr. Dowd. It was like a private tour of the sub... just wow !

I ran across this and hae to say this was fantastic! I loved 20,000 leagues under the Sea and was able to get both my niece and nephew to love it as well.

Incredible thank you for sharing your Model with us !

Greetings! I have been following you for “many” years and now you have again come out of the “deep water” presenting an awesome Nautilus model! The Gentleman who presented this extraordinary model should receive some kind of award 🎖️ for his “attention to detail” with his work! Anxious to see the following wiring updates! ENJOYED THIS TREMENDOUSLY!! 🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸

That model would be amazing if he 3D printed it. The fact that he hand crafted it is incredable. If only there were cameras small enough to move around inside the intact model and still have decent picture quality. A tourable, textured and lit version built in something like Unreal 5 based on this would be SO popular.

It looks like he found treasure in that rabbit hole he fell into. The idea that the salon set of the movie would not fit into an actual submarine hull was the beginning of a very interesting journey for him. I'm grateful that he decided to share it with us. Thanks.

What an honor it must be to be allowed to work on this marvelous piece of craftmanship! I'm so very curious how it will look with some lighting.

I have one of William Babington's Nautilus subs; it's been the center-piece of my living room for the past 20 years!

I think if it were to be in a museum it would have to take up an entire room and not just confined to single display. Each separate piece would have to be under glass on a wheel so it could turn to show off as much interior detail as possible with a small picture of the sub with an arrow showing where on the ship it fits. A separate model of the completed sub could be in a separate display in the middle of the room with THIS particular deep dive video on display at 4 different areas so as many people could watch in part or in full as they wish. There should also be two walls featuring a large-scale blueprint. Perhaps along the walls there could be pipes and assorted gadgets to add to the "feel" of a submarine and the general lighting scheme could be splashes of blues and greens. Just a thought. But OMG what a stunning and incredible achievement.

Totally REMARKABLE model work. SUPERB!

The amount of love in his voice for that model is so sincere and its well deserved , i myself am in love with it and we've just met lol. Absolutely amazing talent & workmanship 👏 .

When I want inspiration, I always come back to this video !!! If this was on VHS, I would have worn the tape out already :)

Incredible imagination and workmanship. Truly an artiste. Thank you to both of you for sharing this.

Ken Dowd has truly made Disney's Natarus real. He should be proud. Nemo could not have done better.

Beyond incredible! I really miss the days of talking to you in person about this wonderful project Ken.

This is absolutely brilliant in both concept and execution! BRAVO!!!

It belong in a museum !!!!!!!!

Simply incredible. Clearly a labor of love.

Back in 1988 my wife and I went to Disney World. At the time, the 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea ride with the Nautilus was still in operation. As you perhaps know, Disney sells a hat for EVERYTHING. One of my cousins who collects different hats asked me to try and find him one that was unusual. I looked and looked at all the gift shops which were themed with the attractions and rides but could not find anything that truly stood out. Then we got to the 20000 Leagues ride. The attendants that were directing people through the cordons all wore the horizontal striped sailor shirts with Watch Hats (similar to Chauffeur's caps) with the stylized "N" and Trident above the brim representing the Nautilus. BINGO!!! I found it! So I asked where I could get one. They sort of looked puzzled and said "I don't think they sell them here". I could not believe it! It's not often that Disney misses a revenue/marketing opportunity.

Это просто фантастика!!! Браво, парни!!!

I recently dug my old, 30 inch Nautilus resin kit out, to repaint and touch it up, so I could share it here on Ebay, for my 100th video, and was busy at work on it, and felt kind of befuddled, until I saw this incredible video, and the TIME and WORK in it, and I just am in awe! I have nothing in comparison to the magnitude of this man's amazing work! Yes, THIS belongs in a museum, and yes, I say, right next to the 11 foot movie model or better! This is just amazing! My imagination goes wild pretending I am on the sub, at sea, with Nemo...a dream realized! Best Nautilus ever!

It would have been even better if you edited in screen shots from the movie. This guy is a god of model building. Thank god there are people with his patience. If everyone had mine, it would never get done.

Absolutely amazing! My lifelong dream.

Coolest grandpa! Super imagination and build skills. I'm just in awe of his skills and obvious patience.

Absolutely beautiful! Amazing. Run silent, run deep!

The more I watched the more holy cow it gets.

This is absolutely unbelievable! Really crazy! Wonder if he could have done anything else than building this sub in the past 23 years. Its like you see it but you can`t believe it. Amazing!

It’s unbelievable that you crafted all of this by hand! I’m just awe struck.

Absolutely amazing model excellent talent ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ great video Bob 👍

I was enthralled throughout the entire video! This is a true masterpiece!

I stumbled on this video & my mind was blown by the workmanship, attention to detail, modularity & how intricate it is 👍👍👍

Amazing model Ken!

Ken is, in my opinion, one of a small number of superb master model craftsmen, such as Rojas Bazan & Young C. Park (both of whom have scratch built incredibly detailed, large scale aircraft models from metal, & by using hand fabrication methods). This model of the Disney Nautilus submarine is simply outstanding (clearly) in every way; detail, design, planning, craftsmanship & creativity, to say the least, probably. Since there were no overall definite interior layout arrangement plans available for the movie submarine (I gather), of course several interior compartments & associated details & size would need to be based on Ken's own analysis, research & best determination, of which he clearly gave much consideration. That the model was constructed to be disassembled, with very closely fitting sub assemblies, is also amazing, as a stand alone feature of outstanding craftsmanship. I believe model should definitely be preserved in museum conditions.

Sir you are a true craftsman! WOW I love this sub since I was a kid and first time watching the movie! I've been trying to purchase a Nautilus model that has a detailed interior or one that is hollow and I can make the interior. Your work is awesome!!! Beautiful

I really like miniature boat models, but I didn't think that someone would make a submarine with so many details. extraordinary work and attention and devotion. thank you

WoW! A fantastic model. 😊

Amazing job

What an incredibly stunning job done in constructing this sun in such an amazing way. Absolutely mind boggling! Why would have been a tribute to this master builder, would have been interior images showing the area in the film model

excellent model !

Breathtaking Ken Dowd and Bob. Every modeler-maker needs to see this series, beautiful. I am a book collector, I grew very fond of Disney Studios illustrations of 20 000 Leagues in their boxed hardbacks and thought If i could find a good hardback of Verne's novel i would tip them in. It turned out the Navel Institute Press published 20 000 Leagues in a unabridged, annotated and illustrated edition (restored from the original French texts) in 1993 by Walter Miller and Frederick Walter. Recommended. -Christchurch, New Zealand

This is a masterpiece! This definitely deserves to be in a museum. I wish I had this skill to build like this.

Just goes to show that no computers are necessary, and may be detrimental, to making TRUE art. This is the most amazing model I've seen in... well, I can't remember when I saw something so impressive.

That work is amazing! Harper Goff and (especially) Walt Disney would be impressed by Ken Dowd's loving eye for detail. There seem to be quite a few others who think that this model should be exhibited in a museum. If Mr. Dowd is interested, he really ought to consider reaching out to the Walt Disney Family Museum in San Francisco. I can't see them not being interested in showcasing this fine work.

The talents that some Men have is simply staggering. I’m in absolute awe

Major League Build. In 2 years. The mathematics alone would take me 2 years. He had a blast building that.

Just trying to wrap my brain around the amount of talent, patience and imagination required to create this wonderful model. Now, after the lighting has been completed, you really need to have a micro-camera take a journey through the interior of the Nautilus.

beautiful work ! harper goffs drawings come to life -what a wonder of model making and artistry. congratulations

Well that's simply stunning.

I subscribe to the channel because of this video. I watched all 78 minutes partly out of interest and curiosity, and mostly out of respect to Ken snd his dedication to this project. Cant wait for updates!

This is absolutely amazing! Beautiful! I loved the movie. And seeing this model brings the adventure to life! Please let this eventually end up in a maritime museum to inspire future generations.

An incredible piece of art. I hope you can make some 3D scans of the detail as this needs to be recorded for all to see and move through. They have some small dental scanners that would be perfect to use on this master piece. I’m sure there is someone out there that would love to help out on this project. Great job Ken

I am totally speechless just amazing work on detailing .

Whoa. I love how this project got started!

Absolutely awesome, wow since 1999

this is amazing. makes me wish some one made a huge model or RC model of the Ulysses submarine from the disney movie atlantis. would be a cool build

WOW, what an amazing model and modeller!

Wonderful!! What an artist!